JETTISONED BANANAS
5,090 CASES FOR FISHES HOLD TEMPERATURE SAID TO BE CAUSE [IYb Umied Press Association.] AUCKLAND, August 19. The Maui Pomaro arrived at Auckland to-day, and reported that 5,000 cases from the Islands had been jettisoned at sea. She had only 200 cases fit for consumption. The cause of the loss has not been established, hut it is understood that the refrigerating apparatus was' in good working order. The weather on tho voyage was not unusually hot, but tho temperature in the banana hold rose to lOOdeg, double that required, a day or so after leaving Apia. An inquriy is being held.
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Evening Star, Issue 19949, 20 August 1928, Page 3
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103JETTISONED BANANAS Evening Star, Issue 19949, 20 August 1928, Page 3
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